In the article, "Should Everyone Get a Trophy?" by Lauren Tarshis, she talked about how kids get a trophy just for showing up to team practices. Our school system decided more than a decade ago to pass kids on to the next grade regardless of how successful they were on their report card. Do you think kids should fail?
Kids should be held back a grade. Holding a kid back can push them to be better. Being held back will help you more. Getting held back can make you a stronger person. There are ways to help improve your school work. Even Great people were held back! It’s not so bad! Albert Einstein was held back as a kid. He had trouble with his school work. Studies show that he Might have had ADHD. Look at what Albert Einstein did, he became a physicist and a mathematician. Just because you’re held back doesn’t mean you’re stupid. It just means you learn a little bit slower or you might have a learning disability like Einstein. You can do great thing no matter how slow or fast you learn.
Being held back could really help a kid. What If they have a hard time making friends? They might find it easier to make friends if they have the same skill level and thinking level as them. It would be hard for a grade six student not to become frustrated if they are working at a grade four level. Therefore if you work at a grade four level you should work at the same level with kids who have the same mindset.
If you pass a kid and they haven't fulfilled the requirements of that grade and you keep passing them they will be even more behind. If they can't keep up with the other kids in their class they might become frustrated. The kid might begin to feel like they aren't very smart and think I can't do it and start to give up. It wouldn't hurt for a kid to be held back if they had a traumatic experience or missed a lot of school because of illness. Missing a lot of school can put you behind school work wise. In the traumatic experience situation they might be more focused on the experience than their school work. Holding a kid back a grade can help them. It could even help them to be a better person. They can become better at their school work! It’s not as bad as you might think! Alyssa
Do you think kids should fail?
Kids should be held back a grade. Holding a kid back can push them to be better. Being held back will help you more. Getting held back can make you a stronger person. There are ways to help improve your school work. Even Great people were held back! It’s not so bad!
Albert Einstein was held back as a kid. He had trouble with his school work. Studies show that he Might have had ADHD. Look at what Albert Einstein did, he became a physicist and a mathematician. Just because you’re held back doesn’t mean you’re stupid. It just means you learn a little bit slower or you might have a learning disability like Einstein. You can do great thing no matter how slow or fast you learn.
Being held back could really help a kid. What If they have a hard time making friends? They might find it easier to make friends if they have the same skill level and thinking level as them. It would be hard for a
grade six student not to become frustrated if they are working at a grade four level. Therefore if you work at a grade four level you should work at the same level with kids who have the same mindset.
If you pass a kid and they haven't fulfilled the requirements of that grade and you keep passing them they will be even more behind. If they can't keep up with the other kids in their class they might become frustrated. The kid might begin to feel like they aren't very smart and think I can't do it and start to give up.
It wouldn't hurt for a kid to be held back if they had a traumatic experience or missed a lot of school because of illness. Missing a lot of school can put you behind school work wise. In the traumatic experience situation they might be more focused on the experience than their school work.
Holding a kid back a grade can help them. It could even help them to be a better person. They can become better at their school work! It’s not as bad as you might think!
Alyssa